Long Time, No See
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: March 12, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780252028274
Subjects: Endocrinology; Metabolism; Medical; Biography / Autobiography; Handicapped; Personal Memoirs; Specific Groups - Special Needs; Biography & Autobiography / General; Finke, Beth; Endocrinology & Metabolism; 1958-; Biography; Diabetics; Finke, Beth,; People with visual disabilitie; People with visual disabilities; United States
First sentence: I was seven years old in 1966, when I was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.
Description: "Beth Finke chronicles the progress of the juvenile diabetes that left her blind at the age of twenty-six as well as the seemingly endless spiral of adversity that followed. First she was forced out of her professional job. Then she bore a multiply handicapped son. But she kept moving forward, confronting marital and financial problems and persevering through a rocky training period with a seeing-eye dog.".

"Finke's life story and her commanding knowledge of her situation give readers a clear understanding of diabetes, blindness, and the issues faced by parents of children with significant disabilities. Because she has taken care to include accurate medical information as well as personal memoir, Long Time, No See serves as an excellent resource for others in similar situations and for professionals who deal with disabled adults or children."--BOOK JACKET.